<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2 Final//EN">
<HTML>
<HEAD>
<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" Content="text-html; charset=Windows-1252">
<title>HTML markup and the compiler</title>
<style>@import url(coUA.css);</style>
<link disabled rel="stylesheet" href="htmlhelp.css">
</HEAD>

<BODY>

<h1>HTML markup and the compiler</h1>

<p>HTML Help Workshop inserts HTML markup into topic files when you <a href="splitovr.htm">split an HTML file</a>, or insert <a href="htalink2.htm">Associative link (ALink) names</a> or <a href="htklink2.htm">Keyword link (KLink) keywords</a> into HTML files. This markup information is used by the compiler to enable those features.</p>

<p>For example, this information enables ALinks added to HTML files to be resolved with their targets during compilation, allowing the user to click the ALink and see a list of topics.</p> 

<p>The markup information is only used in compiled help (.chm) files. It includes a special CLASSID attribute that is referenced by the HTML Help compiler.</p>

<h3>Notes</h3> 
<ul>
<li>If you use the <b>Split File</b> command, insert an ALink name, or insert a KLink keyword into an uncompiled HTML file, it will be ignored by the Web browser.
<li>HTML markup appears inside an <code>&lt;OBJECT&gt;</code> tag, which is not to be confused with the <code>&lt;OBJECT&gt;</code> tag used by the HTML Help ActiveX control.
</li>
</ul>

<table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="4">
<tr>
<td valign="top"><a href="prjcmp.htm"><img src="home.gif" alt="link to overview topic" border="0"></a>
</td>
<td><a href="prjcmp.htm">About compiling a help project</A>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td>&nbsp;</td>
</tr>
</table>

</BODY>
</HTML>
